Following a nationwide search, Champlain College has named Bruce D. Bovat of Georgia, Vt., to the position of Director of Campus Public Safety (CPS). The appointment will be effective August 8.
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Jeffrey D. McKee, Psy.D. has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Community & Behavioral Health Services at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He has served as Director of Psychiatric Services since 2006.
College of St. Joseph’s James Lambert and Dr. David St. Germain have recently joined the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County.
Two longtime and widely respected statewide advocates will retire from Vermont Legal Aid (VLA) in the next two months. Trinka Kerr, Vermont’s Chief Health Care Advocate, will retire on August 31 and Jackie Majoros, the State Long Term Care Ombudsman for Vermont, will retire on September 15. Both have worked at VLA throughout their legal careers.
Michael S. Pieciak, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, announced today the appointment of William R. Carrigan as deputy commissioner of the Securities Division.
Compassionate care runs deep in the Edgerton family as Karen and Steve Edgerton, along with their future daughter-in-law, Kathleen Tredtin, were honored recently for going above and beyond in caring for a woman who became ill while shopping.
Julianna Fedrizzi has recently joined the Partner Services team at Inntopia as a Strategic Account Manager. A recent graduate of the University of Vermont, she brings a background in hospitality and customer service culled from several years of front-line experience at a busy bed and breakfast. Originally from Taos, NM, Julianna moved all across the US.
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors presented Pro Bono Service Awards to the law office of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC and three Vermont attorneys in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to equal justice.
Green Mountain Video’s documentary film “Dawn of a new day: the creation of Fletcher Allen Health Care” won a Bronze Telly in the documentary film category. The film was produced by the University of Vermont Medical Center and directed by Jim Heltz of Green Mountain Video.
National Life Group’s Do Good Fest raised $30,000 for Central Vermont Medical Center’s Branches of Hope cancer patient fund over the weekend.
The money represents nearly $24,000 in parking receipts, merchandise sales and donations on the day of the music festival, as well as a $6,000 contribution from the National Life Group Foundation.
Burlington City Arts has announced the 16 recipients of the 2016 Community Fund Grants. The fund aims to foster a vibrant creative community by supporting projects in the City of Burlingtonthat address community needs, challenges and priorities through the arts, and benefit a broad citizenry.
Joseph Twarog, Esq. has been hired as Manager of Compliance and Quality for Rutland Mental Health Services. Mr. Twarog holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from SUNY Oswego and a law degree from the University at Buffalo Law School. He was recently an associate attorney at a law practice in Rochester, New York, where he specialized in workers’ compensation claims. Mr.